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Gelechiidae 59a0616 – 1702   Isophrictis similiella (Chambers, 1872)

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Larva and Host Plants: Helianthus Genitalia: See Bottimer (1926), fig. 2E (♂). Similar Species: Isophrictis rudbeckiella is separated by male gen., DNA barcode, larval and pupal characters, and host plants. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: similiella (Chambers, 1872) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 1702   Type locality: Kentucky. piscipalis (Chambers, 1878) (Gelechia) missp. piscipellis (Zeller, 1873) (Gelechia) similella (Meyrick, 1926) (Gelechia) missp. solaniella (Chambers, 1875) (Gelechia) missp. solaniiella (Chambers, 1873) (Gelechia)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Bottimer, L.J., 1926. Notes on some Lepidoptera from eastern Texas. Journal of Agricultural Research, 33(9): 808; fig. 2E (gen. - ) - archived. Chambers, V.T., 1872. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 4: 193. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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